Verified Morrissey Twitter Account is a Fake

The verified Twitter account @itsmorrissey that we all collectively lost our minds about is apparently a fake. The account, which first updated two days ago, has only five tweets and has amassed more than 250,000 followers. From a statement on True To You:

I would like to stress that I do not have either a Twitter or a Facebook account. I gather that a Twitter account has been opened in my name – as ‘It’s Morrissey’ – but it is NOT Morrissey. I do not know who has opened this recent Twitter account, but please be aware that it is bogus. That’s, of course, if you should remotely care.